So, if you didn't know, Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is free on Xbox 360 and Xbox One through backwards compatibility right now.
With some free games, I choose not to download them. I don't want games taking up space if I won't play them. I'm going to talk about why you totally shouldn't pass this up.
This first-person shooter game (that goes into 3rd person when you go into cover) doesn't look great graphically, as you can see, and you could make a case for calling it clunky. But I'm having a good time with it.
As pretty much all of us have played Halo and/or Destiny, we're familiar with fast-paced first-person shooters. This isn't like that.
There is no jump button. You move slowly. Even the sprint isn't all that fast. Every animation, like throwing grenades and reloading, is slow. I can't say "realistically" slow or not, but it is more so than most shooters, at least.
Most of what I'm going to say applies mostly to terrorist hunt mode, as in campaign enemies are always in the same place, and you cant really judge how people in competitive multiplayer are.
In movies or campaign moments in games, you'll see all the guys walk all slow and be careful around every corner and every door, but in most games, you really could just run in there and handle it yourself if you have decent reflexes.
In RSV2, every corner literally is a danger. Enemies could be waiting silently in the next room, and even on the easiest difficulty, a shotgun can take you down in one shot.
They can come up behind you without you knowing, so it may be smart to have some always covering your back. And it's smart to always stick with your teammates. Enemies are just as likely to rush right at you as they are to be hiding around the next corner. And you probably won't be able to handle 3 enemies that are right in your face.
There's also a lot of customization in the game too, which actually matters since #1 some things affect how much armor you have or how fast you are, and #2, you will actually see your own character quite a bit, as you'll be in cover a lot of the time.
So dew it. Get it. If you can appreciate something that's a little different from the norm for FPSs.
Edit: TL;DR, it's slow paced and team-oriented. If you play it like CoD, you're dead ;)
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Edited by A Jackal Sniper: 7/6/2016 7:35:53 AMPlayed that game back on the 360, terrorist hunt was great in that game. Siege just feels like a downgrade on that front, thankfully the multiplayer makes up for it.
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Been playing Rainbow since the N64 days.
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when does the download end?
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Unfortunately my gold ran out before I could download it :(
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I have a code for the first if you want it I don't care
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It came free with rainbow six siege so im good.
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It's only clunky because it is clunky. But that's only until you get used to pushing in one of the sticks to ADS or whatever. It's actually quite good once the player knows what all the buttons and stuff do. Played it for a long while on ps3. SolidGame/10
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Edited by DemonessAngela: 7/5/2016 1:20:29 PMI used to play this game religiously a good few years back. Legitimate Elite 11 and I'm glad to see people actually playing this game again. Sure, to this day it is still very buggy and looks outdated, but it's wicked fun. I just hope the population doesn't die out quick though. [spoiler]AIM FOR THEIR LEADER[/spoiler]
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R6:V: LVU campus with a sniper rifle on the stairs camping the a.i. all day. R6:V2: Villa for days. In vegas 2 most people glitched their rank to 99. Rank don't mean shit in that game, unlike vegas 1.
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Lol this game is in my closet collecting dust....I might play it again for kicks.
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Edited by combdoc 437: 7/4/2016 8:50:43 PMI played R6:V and R6:V2 way back in the day but you'd usually never find people but i'm glad there will be some more players now so I can pick the game up again.
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Download every game then just delete it if you don't want it taking up space, that way you can download it for free later in the future if you ever feel like playing it.
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Yea I usually "buy" the game but don't download it just so I own it and can download it if I want to play it.
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even if you wont play it, buy it and then stop the download. there is no reason not to.
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It's free
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I can't download it because it says "This type of transaction could not be completed" :(
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It's a good game for a bunch of terrible reasons. Probably why it's so enjoyable. Like the fact that you can check the same coffee machine (nevermind that the exact same coffee machine is right next to it) 200 times but the moment you look away it's a monster closet and -blam!-s you. Doesn't even take you out for dinner. Just straight up rams that ass. It's hilarious to see and experience. But it's clearly a terrible game design flaw. Me and my friend would always run it on realistic because heavy armor even in that mode is like running around in toilet paper. So essentially you can look however you want since everyone dies like a bitch at the end of the day anyway. Personally I enjoy that they can repeatedly try to open a door you block and not even question it 90% of the time. The other 10% they are tired of that guy owing him some money and they just shoot through the door and kill you. So you never know if blocking the door is a good idea or a fast way to enter your grave.
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Just get it and cancel installation
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Me and a friend of mine were both playing this after we picked up seige. Terrorist hunt is just so good and the AI isn't all too bad. They can lose track of you if your clever enough and they won't sit out in the open spraying senseless avalanches of lead. Three of us would do a "prison escape" where we start with a handgun then have to fight with whatever we salvage from a dead body. Long story short. Things got tense.
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Edited by Soul Sleep: 7/4/2016 2:06:36 PMThank you for your review and insight. I will give it a go. Edit: Take my damn upvote.
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You don't get to tell me what to do
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I've had my fair share of time on that a while back
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Tl;dr, why don't you just "purchase" every free game, without downloading it like everyone else
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I got it, but you should get most games just to have the license, unless you really don't think you're going to play them.
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Nice name [spoiler]pls don't mute me[/spoiler] I've been waiting for my mates to download it
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Please tell me that you can put your face on your character with a kinect camera.